Today's Opinions

Winter portends a perilous number of driving pitfalls, but patchy pavement doesn't usually lead the pack of problems.

But this winter has presented a particularly potent set of potholes for motorists to pass through.

The proof in the pudding can be found in a long line of damaged vehicles forced to the shoulder of Interstate 77, near the 11 mile marker of the northbound lanes.

There were reports of dozens of disabled vehicles needing repairs to wheels and tires as a result of dipping into large depressions, causing sudden deflations.

It was with sadness that we learned last week that the "EAR"resistable animal rescue organization in Grayson County was about to close because of a lack of funding.

In its brief life, the non-profit group provided a humane alternative to the animal shelter, saving the lives of dozens of animals that were neglected, abused, abandoned or from families that no longer had the means to care for them.

The operation soon realized that it, too, was being abandoned by donors who, in this dog of an economy, were no longer able to help.

Finally, the anticipation is over.

Chestnut Creek School of the Arts' renovations were complete in late 2009, a slew of Galax city workers and volunteers helped full- and part-time staff move into the former First National Bank building in downtown Galax last week and classes will begin today, Monday, weather permitting.